Question:
1966 Round of 16
Option 1: This is the 1/16 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 2: 1 My Generation - The Who
votes: 9
Option 3: 16 Eight Mile High - The Byrds
votes: 2
Option 4: This is the 8/9 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 5: 8 Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
votes: 8
Option 6: 9 Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
votes: 3
Option 7: This is the 5/12 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 8: 5 California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
votes: 10
Option 9: 12 Good Lovin' - Young Rascals
votes: 1
Option 10: This is the 4/13 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 11: 4 Paint It, Black - Rolling Stones
votes: 11
Option 12: 13 Shapes of Things - Yardbirds
votes: 0
Option 13: This is the 6/11 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 14: 6 Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam and Dave
votes: 2
Option 15: 11 Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes
votes: 9
Option 16: This is the 3/14 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 17: 3 (Reach Out) I'll Be There - The Four Tops
votes: 7
Option 18: 14 Get Ready - The Temptations
votes: 4
Option 19: This is the 7/10 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 20: 7 Up-Tight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
votes: 10
Option 21: 10 Cool Jerk - The Capitols
votes: 1
Option 22: This is the 2/15 matchup. Please pick one.
votes: 0
Option 23: 2 I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
votes: 8
Option 24: 15 Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
votes: 3
Doing these makes me realize how uneven some years are, and, up until now, I would say that every Bracket has had at least a few, "sacrifices." Not so 1966. This year is all killer, no filler. There's not a song here that you don't know and ALL of them are simply awesome. The split is even between 'rock' songs and 'soul' songs. In the rock half, you have an entry from each of the 'Big Three,' The Beatles, The Who, and The Stones. On the soul side, you have the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, joined by outstanding efforts from some of the biggest names, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and Sam and Dave. It's going to be tough from the beginning and it will only get tougher as the choices are whittled down. As always, thank you so much for voting and making this all happen. :bd:
The 1/16
The 8/9
The 5/12
The 4/13
The 6/11
The 3/14
The 7/10
The 2/15
"All killer, no filler"....you got that one right! Great year for music. "Paint it Black" is still on my main playlist, the oldest song on there.
Yeah, it was a lot of fun to do. And easier than you would have thought with all the great songs. There was a fairly pronounced division between what to include against what to leave out once I determined it was going to be a half and half Bracket. A lot of times I will try to put four songs together of the same genre. I think it makes it more fun to look ahead to the next round when you have a tough decision to make among songs you like, knowing that you have next round to maybe vote for a song you still like. But, with all the great Motown and soul songs that came out in '66, it was a no brainer to devote half the bracket to it.